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With Georgia cemented as battleground state, Chatham County in spotlight with VP Harris rally
President Joe Biden won Georgia's 2020 presidential election by about 11,800 votes, mainly from increased turnout in the solid-blue Atlanta metro area. But Democrats also upped their margins along Georgia's coast, with Chatham County casting 16,000 votes for the top Democrat in 2020 compared to 2016. Chatham is Georgia's most populous county...
Former Jefferson teammates Malaki Starks, Sammy Brown on opposite sides for Georgia-Clemson
Three years ago when Georgia football and Clemson met in Charlotte to open their seasons, Malaki Starks and Sammy Brown were Jefferson High teammates. Now Starks is an All-American safety for Georgia entering his junior season. Brown is a freshman linebacker who will make his Tigers debut Saturday in Atlanta against the school some 20 miles away where they played together. ...
Top NCAA women swimmers tell Georgia lawmakers allowing trans athletes in their events is unfair
Correction: This story was updated 10:20 a.m. Aug. 28 to say Cait Smith’s job title is director of LGBTQI+ Policy at the Center for American Progress. How to keep transgender women out of sports competitions is once again the topic of discussion under Georgia’s Gold Dome as state senators convened a meeting of a new […]
Ridin’ The Storm Out: Train, REO Speedwagon, Yacht Rock Revue Play The Hits In Atlanta [Photos/Videos]
Train, REO Speedwagon, and Yacht Rock Revue brought their joint summer tour to Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, GA earlier this month for a soft-rock celebration. The show was a hometown tour stop for Yacht Rock Revue, which first formed in Atlanta in 2007, and the band used its home-field advantage to get the evening off to an electrifying start despite a weather delay. Even with the late start, each band was able to play a full set for the packed audience.
Former Falcons starting QB gets cut by Cardinals
Desmond Ridder’s attempt to catch on with a different NFL team apparently is not going so well. Ridder is being waived by the Arizona Cardinals after losing a battle with Clayton Tune for the backup quarterback job, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. Source: The #AZCardinals are releasing QB Desmond Ridder, who was in a... The post Former Falcons starting QB gets cut by Cardinals appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
At least 19 students taken to the hospital after school bus crash in DeKalb County, district says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - At least 19 students were taken to the hospital as a “precautionary measure” after a crash between a school bus and car in DeKalb County Wednesday morning, according to the local school district. The crash happened at 4223 River Road in Ellenwood...
Man gets life in prison for ‘stupid’ Dollar General robbery after jury takes just 15 minutes to convict
A jury took less than 15 minutes to convict a man who will now spend the rest of his life in prison for robbing a Dollar General store in Georgia. Jerico Bernard Williams, 24, was convicted on one count of armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of false imprisonment, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in relation to the robbery.
Family claims alleged shooter admitted to killing former Atlanta assistant principal. 347 days later, the shooter was never charged.
ILLINOIS, USA — It's been 347 days since the shooting death of a former KIPP Atlanta Schools assistant principal who was gunned down in Chicago, and his alleged killer has not been charged. Abnerd Joseph was just 32 years old when he was killed on September 14, 2023, at...
Women and young voters in Georgia outline election priorities
ATLANTA, Ga. (WJBF) – We’re just ten weeks away until the 2024 presidential elections and that’s why both candidates, VP Kamala Harris and former US President Donald Trump are campaigning heavily in key swing states like Georgia. While the Trump campaign has not confirmed a date yet on when they will be back in Georgia […]
Judge denies bond for fired deputy in fatal shooting of metro Atlanta airman
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — A judge denied bond on Tuesday for a fired deputy in the shooting of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman from Atlanta who answered his apartment door while holding a gun pointed at the floor. Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran, 38, was charged...
Mastercard and Rellevate Team on Public Sector Digital Payments
Mastercard has teamed with FinTech Rellevate to improve payments and disbursement services for the public sector. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (Aug. 27), will tap into Rellevate’s digital banking, disbursements and wallet solutions, which the companies say are meant to unlock access to payments technology for underserved communities. “With a...
Conservative group plans $10 million effort to soften Harris' Black voter support
A conservative nonprofit group plans to spend $10 million in the hopes of chipping away at Vice President Kamala Harris' key base of Black voter support by criticizing the White House's proposal, which it postponed earlier this year, to ban menthol cigarettes. The new ad campaign from Building America's Future...
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